CVE-2026-97196 (GCVE-0-2026-97196)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-30 06:55 – Updated: 2026-09-30 06:55 X_Open Source
VLAI
Title
WordPress GiveWP plugin <= 4.16.9 - Broken Authentication vulnerability
Summary
Improper Validation of Unsafe Equivalence in Input vulnerability in Liquid Web / StellarWP GiveWP allows Authentication Bypass. This issue affects GiveWP: from n/a through 4.16.9.
Severity
9.1 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-1289 - Improper Validation of Unsafe Equivalence in Input
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Liquid Web / StellarWP GiveWP Affected: n/a , ≤ 4.16.9 (custom)
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Credits
Abdelrhman Allam | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program
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